Employment Policy Department

The Department is responsible for promoting full and productive employment by developing integrated employment, development and skills policies that are inclusive, gender sensitive and sustainable. The work of the Department is guided by relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations, robust analysis and evidence.
At the global level, the Department promotes policy frameworks and partnerships that aim at generating more quality employment opportunities, and contributes to and advocates for knowledge and capacity building on employment-related issues. At the country level, we support ILO constituents to develop, implement and monitor coordinated and context specific policies and programmes for more and better jobs, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups.

News

In this seminar, Dr. Ramin Behzad presents the findings of his research which examines the main labour market indicators of Iran, particularly labour force participation, unemployment rate and underemployment for men, women and youth in urban and rural areas.

In this interview, Dr. Paul Ryan discusses how to ensure quality lifelong learning and the challenges ahead. Part of the video interviews recorded during the ILO's SKILLS Branch Workshop on Lifelong Learning held on 30 January, 2019.

Key resources

This report sets out the youth labour market situation around the world. It shows where progress has or has not been made, updates world and regional youth labour market indicators, and gives detailed analyses of medium-term trends in youth population, labour force, employment, unemployment, working poverty and informality.

The G20 Training Strategy highlights policies and actions that can generate strong, sustainable and balanced growth and narrow the development gap. Building on international experience, it articulates policy elements that are essential for developing a suitably skilled workforce for the future, and for obtaining decent work in sustainable enterprises.

These conclusions provide practical guidance for strengthening education, vocational training and lifelong learning as central pillars of employability for workers and sustainability for enterprises within the Decent Work Agenda. More specifically, they highlight how skills development can be an important tool for reducing poverty and exclusion and enhancing competitiveness and employability.

The R204 e-platform is a web-based learning tool that promotes the sharing of knowledge and experiences on the transition to formality. It provides a comprehensive and interactive repository for supporting the follow-up strategy on R204 adopted by the ILO Governing Body in November 2015.